Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 56
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Episode 56
Among the rowers, there were two doctors, one nurse (Jang Min-ok), one oriental medicine doctor, and one pharmacist, so the proportion of medical professionals was quite high.
So, while there may be nothing that can be done about illnesses that require major surgery, there appears to be no major problem in maintaining basic health.
In addition, my divers and I have been steadily farming medicine from hospitals and pharmacies in the submerged Seoul.
So I planned to take a doctor with me on the voyage.
Because it seemed like they needed health care following a long voyage and emergency treatment following combat.
The old doctor, who was an internist, was too old to take the boat, so they planned to bring a 30-something doctor who was a pancreas specialist.
The pancreatic specialist, who had a family, seemed reluctant to go on a voyage, but he couldn’t dare refuse my charisma.
At that time, Nurse Jang stepped forward and said she would go.
But the reason I was reluctant about her wasn’t simply because of the difference in skills between doctors and nurses. I was suspicious of Nurse Jang herself.
After Nurse Jang finished all the treatments, people asked,
“How is it? Can I buy it?”
“Yes. My vitals are stable and my bones are aligned properly. I’ll be fine.”
Nurse Jang answered, wiping her sweaty forehead.
Then he looked around as if he was looking for someone, and then he walked towards me.
I bowed my head to Nurse Jang and said.
“Thank you for your hard work. Thanks to you, Mr. Choi was able to survive.”
“What? Detective Kim had a much harder time.”
She answered with a big smile.
“Excuse me, Detective Kim. I know it’s a bit odd to say it myself, but as you saw today, I’m confident in emergency patient care. And I can also take careful note of health care from a preventive medicine perspective.”
“I don’t doubt Nurse Jang’s ability. I think she has more experience in emergency situations and is more skilled than other doctors. But there’s something about it… .”
As I trailed off, Nurse Jang said.
“Is it because I was a member of the Ark Church?”
“I’ll be honest. Before the world went underwater, I investigated Nurse Jang. Didn’t Nurse Jang, her husband, and even her daughter, all of her family, convert to the Ark?”
Nurse Jang nodded.
I asked around for information about the Ark Church and people who had apostatized from it.
Nurse Jang Min-ok was also on that list.
“But you left the Ark Church alone, abandoning your family?”
“Yes, that’s right. At first, I persuaded my husband and daughter and almost forced them into the Ark. However, after living in the Ark myself, I felt that this was not right. So when I tried to leave, my husband and daughter were completely brainwashed by the Ark and refused to leave. I had no choice but to leave alone. However, I couldn’t bear it because I thought that my family had become like this because of me. I really want to go and find them.”
The story seemed plausible, and the look in his eyes was earnest, so it didn’t seem like he was lying.
But I couldn’t completely believe it.
“Nurse Jang, can you tell me why you think that’s not the case?”
Nurse Jang opened her mouth with a puzzled expression.
“I was involved in kidnapping children around my daughter’s age. I was in charge of putting them to sleep with anesthetics. At first, I didn’t know what was going on… … .”
She shed tears.
I raised my hand to indicate that I had nothing more to say.
Now, the Hallasan ferry is fully booked.
* * *
The apartment was lively and noisy for the first time in a long while, as if a neighborhood party was taking place.
Colorful paper flowers fell from the sky and national flags fluttered between apartment buildings.
And from the speakers hanging on the veranda, pop songs from the old world flowed out.
In particular, a table full of food, including alcohol, was set up at the ship mooring area in front of Building 103.
In addition, a karaoke machine was brought out, and an old music video was playing on the screen.
Maybe you’re planning on having a big party when we leave, but we should leave quickly.
It’s like being a boss who has to avoid people at a company dinner.
I gave Hoyoung a signal with my hand.
Hoyoung was waiting in front of Hallasan Lake with a nervous expression.
At my signal, I swung the champagne bottle I was holding at the Hallasan Lake player with a full swing.
With a “bang,” the champagne popped like firecrackers, and people cheered and applauded.
Unlike the people who were enjoying themselves as if they were at a festival, Bomi glared at the players of Hallasan Lake as if she didn’t like them.
“It was customary for the woman to break the champagne during the original ceremony, but since Bomi declined, Hoyoung ended up doing it.”
Chief Park explained as if making excuses.
In fact, the Hallasan ship had sailed the sea in front of the apartment complex several times for testing purposes, but today was officially the first day it went out to sea.
So, to boost the morale of the residents, we prepared a grand opening ceremony.
I poked Director Park in the ribs.
“Chief Secretary Park. The reason Bomi is acting like that is because she doesn’t like the Hallasan Tigers’ award.”
A statue of the Everest captain with a lion’s head attached to the body of a goddess stood tall on the bow of Hallasan.
Bomi was against changing the player award, but she even dragged Jungwoo into it and pushed through my work as the Hallasan Lake player award.
“Haha. I see.”
“Haha. That’s right.”
Secretary Park and I burst into laughter.
“Then shall we set off now? All crew members of the Hallasan ship, please board.”
After saying goodbye to Kang Jin-man, Nurse Jang Min-ok, Lee Jeong-woo, and Bomi, who I had briefly spent time with, I boarded the Hallasan ship.
Finally, as I was about to board, Dr. Oh tapped me on the shoulder and said,
“I have to follow and stop the Ark.”
“Your wounds haven’t fully healed yet, and you’re going on a voyage? That’s not possible. I’ll beat up those Archbishops for you, Dr. Oh. In the meantime, take care of yourself.”
The official goal of the Hallasan ship’s departure was to find a place to set foot on land and water, but the delay actually had the purpose of rescuing and keeping the ark bridge in check.
If possible, I also wanted to figure out how to turn the world around from underwater.
Dr. Oh said, handing over a thick notebook.
“Okay. I’ll trust you. Take this.”
“What is it?”
“This is the information about the Ark Church that I know.”
I glanced over it and found it to be full of information on the organization chart of the Ark Church and interpretations of the Ark Church scriptures.
In addition, there was a lot of information that could be helpful when fighting the Ark Church.
This is an unexpected gift.
As I raised my head, I saw a bandage wrapped tightly around Dr. Oh’s hand.
Dr. Oh wrote all that with his injured hand.
I was so moved that I bowed my head deeply.
“Thank you, Doctor. I’ll do whatever it takes to give the Archbishops a big slap in the face. But why didn’t you give me this valuable information when I asked for it before?”
“I completely believe it now, but how would I know if you were a member of the Ark Church or not?”
“That’s right.”
I nodded in agreement.
If you look closely, anti-Ark Church members like Chairman Kim may have been groups planted by the Ark Church or people who received money from the Ark Church and were just pretending to do something.
“Then I’ll ask you to take good care of me. If only my body was better, I’d follow you and kick the butts of those Archbishop guys.”
Dr. Oh kicked the air and almost fell over.
Director Park hurriedly grabbed Dr. Oh’s body.
“Let’s hold on, Doctor Oh. Detective Kim will bring us good news. Right? Detective Kim.”
“Yes, of course. I will bring a nice gift.”
I answered confidently.
“Then, Mr. Park! Please take good care of Hoyoung and the apartment.”
I was about to leave when Hoyoung grabbed my arm.
“Sir, can I follow you?”
“I’m sorry, Hoyoung. It could be dangerous.”
“I can now easily hold a water polo ball. And I promised to meet Hyunwoo.”
“I’ll go to Trash Island and make sure to say hello to Hyunwoo. In the meantime, listen carefully to what Director Park says, help people, and wait. I’ll ask for the apartment.”
Hoyoung looked very sorry, but when I patted his head, he let go of my arm.
I whispered to Hoyoung.
“And as I said, you must never give your defensive stock to anyone. Got it?”
It’s not that I didn’t trust Director Park, but the key to apartment defense was the shield.
The person controlling that shield was the owner of the apartment.
“The diving team should not enter dangerous areas. In particular, please do not enter the Mokdong area as there is ground subsidence. The agricultural cultivation team should not enter hydroponic cultivation… … .”
I gave some advice to the people and then boarded the Hallasan Lake.
People waved their hands and saw us off as we set off for the sea.
“Wow! Now it really feels like we’re out in the ocean.”
Bomi looked around and said.
After running for almost half a day because the wind was weak, the apartments disappeared and all around turned into a horizon.
“Sir, let’s run like this and destroy those Ark Church guys. If we destroy them all with cannons, won’t the world’s waters drain away?”
Bomi knocked on the cannon installed on the deck.
Elder Kim’s gun, which had fallen into the water, was salvaged, repaired, and then reinstalled on the deck.
There were no problems with use as normal operation was confirmed through testing and the stock of shells was sufficient.
“Bomi, even if we deal with all the Ark Church guys, there’s no guarantee that the world will return to how it was before.”
Dr. Oh’s notes contained clues as to how to drain the world of water, but they were only guesses and nothing was yet definitive.
“Still, I have to deal with them. I have to save Jiyeon too.”
“As expected from our uncle.”
“Brother, I’ll join in on the fun too.”
“Yeah, Jinman needs to put in some effort too.”
“Nurse Jang, will you also work hard with us?”
Nurse Jang, who had been blankly staring at the sea, answered Bomi’s question with a smile.
“Me? I’ve never hit anyone before. But if Bomi or anyone else gets hurt, I’ll take responsibility and fix it.”
“As expected. An angel in white.”
Bomi gave a thumbs up.
We headed to Trash Island where Jiyeon is a priestess.